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Stingless bees, along with honey bee bees, are two of the around 500 bee species that produce honey. But are there any other honey makers? Yes, says Manu Saunders, paper wasps, including Mexican honey wasps, ants, aphids and scale insects can all produce some kind of honey that have been used by ...

Despite having brains smaller than a grain of sand, ants manage vast communication networks and operate complex supply chains. Even brainless slime moulds can design transportation networks to rival those built by human engineers. As we grapple with rapidly urbanizing cities, could we look to ...

Spiders can be beautiful, timid, fluffy and even give up their lives for the sake of their children. They can ignite a small flame of fear and make some people nervous, but Dr Robert Raven and Tamara Andersen from the Queensland Museum are different. They just love spiders. They might change what ...

Well, they're a good source of lean protein, vitamins, and minerals, but could crickets become a widespread food source? A university in Kenya has set up a cricket farm to test the viability of farming the insects as a widespread food source. Scientists says insects, including crickets, are a good ...